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Consumption of fruit

Consumption of fruit

l  Frequency of eating fruit

 

By Gender

Female

Male

Total

Less than once a day

27.2%

38.0%

32.3%

At least once a day

72.8%

62.0%

67.7%

Unknown / Missing

-

<0.05%

<0.05%

Total

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

Base:

All respondents.

Notes:

‘-’ denotes a nil figure.

Figures may not add up to the total due to rounding.

 

 

By Age Group

15-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

75-84

85 or above

Total

Less than once a day

45.3%

38.9%

35.8%

31.5%

26.7%

23.5%

20.3%

25.9%

32.3%

At least once a day

54.6%

61.1%

64.2%

68.5%

73.3%

76.5%

79.7%

74.1%

67.7%

Unknown / Missing

0.1%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

<0.05%

Total

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

Base:

All respondents.

Notes:

‘-’ denotes a nil figure.

Figures may not add up to the total due to rounding.

 

l  Number of Servings of fruit eaten per day on the days when persons ate fruit

 

By Gender

Female

Male

Total

Less than one

5.5%

8.1%

6.7%

1 to less than 2

72.3%

74.2%

73.2%

2 or more

22.2%

17.6%

20.0%

Unknown / Missing

-

<0.05%

<0.05%

Total

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

Mean†

1.3

1.2

1.2

Bases:

All respondents.

†All respondents with valid response on the number of servings of fruit eaten per day.

Notes:

One serving of fruit is defined as equivalent to half piece of large-sized fruit (e.g. banana) or one piece of medium-sized fruit (e.g. apple, orange or pear).

‘-’ denotes a nil figure.

Figures may not add up to the total due to rounding.

 

By Age Group

15-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

75-84

85 or above

Total

Less than one

6.8%

6.6%

5.0%

6.1%

6.5%

6.6%

12.8%

12.6%

6.7%

1 to less than 2

75.0%

74.5%

73.1%

73.7%

72.5%

71.0%

72.1%

71.9%

73.2%

2 or more

18.1%

18.9%

21.9%

20.2%

21.0%

22.4%

15.1%

15.5%

20.0%

Unknown / Missing

0.1%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.0%

Total

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

Mean

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

Bases:

All respondents.

†All respondents with valid response on the number of servings of fruit eaten per day.

Notes:

One serving of fruit is defined as equivalent to half piece of large-sized fruit (e.g. banana) or one piece of medium-sized fruit (e.g. apple, orange or pear).

‘-’ denotes a nil figure.

Figures may not add up to the total due to rounding.